Two carrying crackers dead in explosion near Lucknow (Lead)

Lucknow, Oct 17 (IANS) A man and his wife carrying firecrackers on a motorcycle were killed in an explosion when their vehicle skidded on the outskirts of the Uttar Pradesh capital Friday, police said.The explosion, in which several people were injured, occurred near the Mallhaur railway station in Chinhat locality at about 2.30 p.m.

“The deceased, Rajendra, was carrying firecrackers on his motorcycle with his wife riding pillion,” Inspector I.P. Singh of Chinhat police station told IANS.